Culture/People:

Chamula Maya  Search this

Collector:

Bernard J. Edley, Non-Indian, 1925-1994  Search this

Seller:

Bernard J. Edley, Non-Indian, 1925-1994  Search this

Presenter/funding source:

Viking Fund, Incorporated (The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Inc.), 1941-  Search this

Object Name:

Rain cape

Media/Materials:

Rush/rushes

Techniques:

Knotted

Dimensions:

109 x 117 cm

Object Type:

Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (flat)

Place:

San Cristóbal de Las Casas; San Cristóbal de Las Casas Municipality, Altos Region; Chiapas State; Mexico (inferred)

Collection History:

Collected in 1948 by Bernard J. Edley (1925-1994); purchased by MAI from Bernard Edley in 1948 using funds donated by the Viking Fund, Inc. (Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research).

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Catalog Number:

21/1524

Barcode:

211524.000

See related items:

Chamula Maya

Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (flat)

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6887ff04c-815f-4947-a7b8-b8979010b604

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_225793